a hint

I still can't say much of anything yet...a big part of it is a fear of jinxing everything, but what I can tell you is that part of what's going on for us may have a little something to do with this if everything goes as planned....

watching all those episodes of Clean Sweep are starting to pay off

So I put the idea in my head a few weeks ago that this weekend was going to be dedicated to cleaning, purging and organizing my clothes closets, which ended up including my two dressers, too. My initial plan was to start on Friday night. That didn't happen. I didn't end up starting the task until early Saturday afternoon. My plan of attack was to empty my walk-in closet, which, probably to no one's shock, was no longer a walk-in, as laundry baskets and clothes, shoes and purses had basically become a mound in what should have been the walkway. And the empty hangers outnumbered the full hangers by at least two to one. I didn't take any before pictures and even if I had, I'd be too embarassed to show them.

my work area in the spare room there are two more of these bad boys out on the curb for pickup in the morning, and one for me to drop in the donation bin tomorrow

the semi-finished product. I would love to be able to tell you that this is all my clothes. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that its even half of them.

I was apparently some granola-chomping hippie in a prior life, because when I got all my shoes in the same place, I found that I owned TEN, yes, 1-0, pairs of flip-flops. And that did not include the...cough cough....seven...cough cough...pair that I bought this summer from Old Navy. I am happy to say that I threw out I think four pair, maybe five. And no offense to you granola-chomping hippies out there.

And just so you know, there is apparently a difference, at least in my closet.

the vibes are already working

I got an out-of-the-blue email yesterday with some really good news, news that contributes GREATLY to the big goal we are aiming for right now, and relieves a great deal of tension for me. So keep that good ju-ju flowing our way...and I will spill the details when I can!!

never forget

keep them in your prayers,

keep them in your hearts,

today and every day

keep your fingers crossed for me

There's a big change a-brewing for me, well, us, right now. I don't want to put it out there until I know for sure, but any positive vibes you can send our way would be most appreciated! thanks! mwah!

the blog name says it all

I feel compelled to blog, but don't really have a particular topic, so get ready. I'll take potpourri for $300 please, Alex.

• Our television is on the fritz. Yes, our 41 inch widescreen hi-def few month old tv that the hubby so diligently researched for at least a few weeks before making the purchase has become a prop out of the movie Maximum Overdrive. Granted, the tv is not homicidal, it just makes the hubby particularly so, especially when it decided to lose all control of itself on Monday night five minutes before the Noles were scheduled to play in primetime. A repairman was at the house yesterday but didn't have the part that he wanted to replace. Since the part is on backorder, he told us to wait 10 days and then take the tv back to the store for an exchange. Some repairman. That sounds like the advice of a man who had no idea what he was doing with the tv in the first place.

• I'm off to NJ tomorrow morning for a haircut and some visiting. Here's to not spending an hour on the roughly ten mile stretch known as the Cross Bronx Expressway. (My car will be on the left side of this picture).

• I've discovered that food stores around here are selling a rip-off of Dippin Dots called MolliCoolz. They'll do in a pinch, but they don't stay frozen as well as DDs. I've only tried the Strawberries n Cream and the Sour Cherry Blue Raz - I recommend the latter. There's something funky about the Strawberry one, but I can't quite put my finger on it. (C'mon it wouldn't be me if there wasn't at least one thing on here about food and/or drink!)

• I have been having a very hard time keeping and maintaining any sort of work ethic when I am on the job lately. Case in point, I'm blogging from the office. I'm not sure what it is. Maybe everyone goes through a phase where you don't want to go to work, but would still like to get the paycheck?

• I've been doing a lot of monetary damage at old navy.com lately. Who would have thought that they have good chubbo clothes? And not only that, but they are pretty true to size and fit right, not the way gap clothes used to fit my fat butt in high school. They only sell the chub clothes online though...at least that's where the best selection is.

• One of the coolest things going on with me right now is that I've got this great new friendship going with my girl G-Money. Fate has put us on opposite sides of the river...but we are going to be hell on wheels when we are in the same place! We haven't been friends for very long, but its just one of those things where I feel like I've known her my entire life. Smooches, Elmyra Godzilla. Did someone say homemade ice cream?

Happy Friday, y'all!!